Combination garment and carrying bag



July 31, 1945. D. M. JACKSON COMBINATION GARMENT AND CARRYING BAG Filed Jan. 6, 1942 2 Shet's-Sheet 1 mmvroze. llama #02 an far/9011 I17 TOR/V575 July 31,1945. D.'M. J pKsofl v 80,909

COMBINATION GARMENT AND CARRYING BAG Filed Jan. 6, 1942 "2 Sheets Sheet 2 Patented July 31, 1945 COMBINATION GAlltslggNT AND CARRYING Diana Morgan Jackson, New York, N. Y., now by marriage Diana Morgan Laylin Application January 6, 1942, Serial No. 425,712 4. Claims. (01. 284) This invention relates to a new and novel combination carrying bag and garment.

It is an object of this invention to provide a garment wherein the carrying bag, when the Earment is in worn position, forms an integral design part of the garment and one wherein in worn position, this bag element may be used as part of the garment in various alternative manners.

It is an object of this invention to provide a garment and bag of a type wherein the bag portion may be used as a. hood or head covering when the garment is on the wearer.

It is a further object to provide a combination garment and bag of this type wherein the portion forming the handle or carrying means for the bag when the garment and bag are in folded position, may be used to form a belt for the garment when the garment is in position on the wearer.

is a further object of this invention to provide this novel combination garment and bag with the bag portion capable of providing a fitted back for the garment when the garment is in Position on the wearer.

It is still a further object to provide a combination garment and bag of this type wherein when in folded position, the bag forms not alone a covering and carrying portion for the garment, but also provides for additional carrying space wherein additional items such as towels, bathing suits, pajamas, cosmetics, etc., may be carried. I

A still further object is the provision of this combination garment and bag such that when in folded position, the bag will serve as a comfort! able pillow to be used when travelling on trains, buses, at the beach, or other places.

To achieve the above and other objects, while at the same time providing a garment possessing extremely pleasing details and lines, has been the purpose of the present invention.

In order to illustrate my invention, .it has been necessary to show the invention utilizing a. sin- 'gle type of garment which might be referred to as a coat type of garment such, for example, as that normally used as a beach or bath robe. However, it must be borne m= mind that the, prescut invention does not deal with the length or style of the coat, but rather .the ingenious arrangement'which has provided for the garment which meets all of the above objects andthis invention is equally applicable to jackets, cloaks, raincoats, or other similar garments.

Again, in illustrating the details of this inventicn, the proportions, pleasing lines and colorful arrangements which are used in the commercial embodiment of this invention, cannot be properly illustrated. However, the novel arrangement and mechanical details which make the commercial product so desirable, are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. l is a perspective view of the combination garment and bag when the garment is rolled into the bag and the bag is arranged in carrying position;

Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing the handle of the bag untied, one row of buttons unbuttoned, and the garment as it is beingv unfolded from the bag;

Fig. 2a is a perspective rear view showing the garment completely unfolded and indicating the manner in which the bag portion forms a part of the garment.

Fig. 3 is a front view showingone way in which the garment and combination bag can be worn and wherein the handle of the has shown in Figs. 1 and 2 forms the belt for the garment in worn Fig. 4 shows a back view of the arrangements shown in Fig. 3 and wherein the contrasting portion on the back is the portion which formed the outside bag in Figs. 1 and 2;

Fig. 5 is a perspective view showing the bag portion when it is used to form a hood for the wearer and wherein the handle portions of Figs. 1 and 2 are positioned under the chin of the wearer to hold the hood in place;

Fig. 6 is a back perspective view of the s me arrangement as shown in Fig. 5;

Fig. 7 is a schematic back view of the hood and garment, the hood and back portion being held straight upwards for the purposes of illustration; and

Fig. is a sectional view taken along the line 8-4 of Fig. '7 to illustrate more clearly the manner of constructing the bag.

In all of the views, the body portion of the garment is referred to as 9. To this body portion is attached the bag or enclosure portion that optionally forms either the bag of Figs. 1 and 2, the fitted back of Fig. 4, or the hood of Figs. 5 and 6. This bag portion has been illustrated as a contrasting or striped piece of material referred to in all of the figures by numeral I0. Essentially, this bag or enclosure takes the shape of a flat envelope which may be formed from two pieces of fabric II and II as shown in Figs. 1 and 2 and 8 which pieces are sewed together along their sides by stitching l3 and along the top edge of the. bag in Fig. 1 as "c.

This flat envelope which is designed as an integral part of the garment when in worn position,

may be attached to the body ofthe garment in a such a manner thatthe attaching means forms a back collar portion as well as a front lapel. As shown in Fig. '7, the material I2 which forms one side of this envelope, is extended as at ii to be longer than the other side ll of said envelope Ma. This extension I6 is connected to the body of the garment along a line of stitching l1 and by extending this material along the front of the garment, it may form the front lapel l8 and 19 of Fig. 3. As will be seen, the opening in the envelope faces the back of the garment and is thus concealed when the envelope lies as a collar or a fitted back. Due to the fact that the opening is thus concealed, the outside or exposed material of the fiat envelope, when in position as a collar or fitted back, presents a flat and unbroken appearance without any openings or irregularities.

In the present design, the portion In which forms the bag, fitted back or hood, is so skillfully designed that its permanent placement on the garment is at no times unbecoming. Nevertheless, if desired, a means of detaching the bag or envelope portion from the garment may be formed by incorporating in the side I! of this bag, a zipper or other detaching means for removing the bag from the garment when desired.

In order to provide a closing means for closing and keeping the bag closed while it is in the bag position as shown in Fig. 1. a row of buttons has been provided at 2,0, which buttons will, when the bag is used as a fitted back as shown in Fig. 4, present an interesting design along the back shoulder line of the garment. In the form shown in Figs. and 6, wherein th hood is in position over the head of the wearer, these buttons 20 are facing to the front of the wearer. To cooperate with these buttons, buttonholes 2| are provided in the side .I I of the bag or envelope portion In for use as shown in Fig. 1.

It will be observed that in Figs. 6, '7 and 8 a second set of buttons 22 is illustrated, which set of buttons are shown in those figures to be cooperating with the same buttonholes, namely, buttonholes 2|, as were used by the buttons 2|! in. Fig. 1. It will be readily apparent that this second row of buttons 22 is used to keep the open end I 5 of the envelope or bag ill in a neatly closed condition when the bag portion of the garment is used in the hood position shown in Fig. 6 or in the fitted back position shown in Fig. 4. In' Figs. 1 and 2, the buttons 22 are not visible inasmuch as they have been folded into the inside of the bag. This will be readily apparent from Fig. 8 wherein it will be observed that if the side portion H is opened from buttons 22 and held open as illustrated by the dotted lines and then the garment 9 which is at the' lower or bottom end of that view, swung around and folded into that bag in the direction of the arrow, the buttons. 22 will then become folded inside of the bag, while buttons 20 which are shown in the drawings as facing to the right will be swung around until they face to the left, and then upon their being engaged with buttonholes 2|, the bag will be in the form shown in Fig. 1.

Now, with a view to providing means which will form a handle for carrying the bag in closed position, a belt when the bag is used as back or panel as shown in Figs. 3 and 4,-or the securing means for the hood when the hood is used as shown in Figs. 5 and 6. the extensions or strap portions 23 are secured to the free end corners of the envelope or bag l0.

To provide a bag which may be considered water-proof or water-resistant so that in the event of its being used to carry damp or wet articles, the moisture will not be carried through to the outside, the bag may be lined as shown in Fig. 8 with a rubber or other waterproof material as shown at 24. Inside of this envelope l0, a supplementary pocket 25 may be provided, which pocket 25 being formed of a water-proof material and having a separate fastening" means shown at 26 will serve for the holding of wet articles such as bathing suits, wet toothbrushes, soap or other items which the normal wearer of garments of this type might care to carry.

While throughout the drawings the flat envelope bag or enclosure portion III has been indicated as taking an approximately rectangular shape, it should be borne in mind that a variety of shapes may be used, and in fact may at times be desirable. Of course it is desirable that a bag of this type be capable of lying flat adjacent the back of the wearer when in the position shown in Figs. 3 and 4. Accordingly, while this bag or fitted back portion may be made to take the shape such as, for example, a V or a half-round or rounded effect, nevertheless all the desirable features and essentials of the present invention may be maintained. Additionally, while I have often referred to this portion as a back or panel portion, it will be recognized that it might betermed a collar for the garment with equal aptitude.

It should of course be apparent that while fabric material or cloth has been mentioned as the preferred material for constructing the present combination garment and bag, that nevertheless numerous other materials might be used depending upon the purpose to which the garment will be put. For example, materials might be rubber for raincoats, Pliofilm, treated Paper, or any other substance which might be desirable for clothing and bags. It is of course, likewise to be kept in mind that whereas the fastening means here shown has been indicated as buttons, other fastening means such as snaps. zippers or certain special types 01' hook fasteners might likewise be used.

In use, my invention is capable of being unfolded from the bag or enclosure and used as a garment in only a few moments and by the simple expedient of unfastening the securing means. The garment unfolds directly into a wearable position as it is not inside out, twisted or in any other distorted fashion. In folding the body portion into the bag, no special or careful folding is needed. The body portion just rolls into the bag or folds in easily and quickly.

Now having described my invention, and having indicated that numerous re-arrangements of the illustrated structures and parts might be made within its scope and without departing from the spirit of the invention, I claim:

1. A new article comprising a garment, bag means forming an extension thereof and into which said garment may be folded said bag adapted to lie outside of and adjacent the back of said garment when in worn position and-provided with an opening facing said back, and means connected to said bag. and extending from the bottom free end thereof and forming a handle portion for said bag and a belt for said garment when said garment is in worn position.

2. A new combination collar and carrying bag for a garment comprising a flat envelope affixed to a garment in collar position and forming a col lar therefor, the opening of said envelope being positioned opposite the free end of said collar and on the under side thereof and of a size adapted to receiv the garment to which said collar may be affixed, and strap portions affixed to said envelope and of such length that with the envelope Worn in collar position the strap portions may be tied about the body of the wearer to form belt means for the garment.

3. A garment including in combination, a body portion comprising a robe or like outer garment, bag means forming an extension thereof and of such capacity as to permit the body portion to be contained therein, said bag means being secured to said body portion adjacent the shoulder line and adapted to be worn optionally as a fitted back for the garment or as a head covering, and strap means extending from the bottom free ends of the bag and forming, optionally a handle for th bag, means for securing the same in headwear position, or as belt means when said bag is worn as a fitted back for the garment.

4. In combination, an outer garment and a receptacle therefor, said receptacle comprising an envelope structure secured to the garment adjacent the shoulder line thereof and embodying superimposed layers of material permanently secured together along their side margins and along one transverse margin, and detachably secured along the line defining the opposite transverse Y 

